Eddie is overwhelmed and impressed when Riley Raven, a super cool, bad egg arrives in town. Vying for Riley's acceptance as a ""cool bird"", Eddie starts getting into all sorts of trouble - failing school, beaking off to his parents and flying out on chores. Eddie's envy really soars when Riley quits school and gets a job - and his parents don't even seem to care! However, when Eddie discovers that Riley isn't happy and wishes he had parents who did care, Eddie begins to realize that his parents lay down the law out of love and caring.